Arab World vs Bahrain: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Arab World
11.69 years
in 2018
Bahrain
16.3 years
in 2019
Arab World rank
30th
Bahrain rank
31st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Arab World
  • Bahrain
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 16.3 years against 11.69 years in Arab World, a difference of 4.61 years.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.4 times Arab World's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 30th and Bahrain ranks 31st of 43 groups.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Bahrain Difference Ahead
1970s 6.6 years 9.83 years 3.23 years Bahrain
1980s 8.05 years 12.11 years 4.06 years Bahrain
1990s 8.72 years 13.52 years 4.8 years Bahrain
2000s 10.19 years 13.28 years 3.1 years Bahrain
2010s 11.32 years 14.89 years 3.58 years Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Arab World or Bahrain?
Bahrain, at 16.3 years against 11.69 years in Arab World as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Arab World and Bahrain?
4.61 years, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Bahrain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Arab World and Bahrain rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Arab World ranks 30th and Bahrain ranks 31st of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.